Hydraulic brake



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HYDRAULIC BRAKE Filed Oct. 3, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet l.

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May 3L W E. A. CORBiN, JR

HYDRAULIC BRAKE Filed OC.. 3, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 31, 193s 2,118,808

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries HYDRAULIC BRAKE Elbertv A. Corbin, Jr., Morton, Pa., assigner of one-half to William C. Biddle, Lansdowne, Pa.

Application October 3, 1936, Serial No. 103,845

3 Claims. (Cl. 18S-90) My invention relates to a new and useful hythe sliding head IIx by the bolts I2r or the like. draulic brake in which a turning shaft or aXle The annular sliding head is also provided with pumps or circulates a predetermined amount of the tongues or projections Hl which engage corliquid within a casing, and in which interference responding recesses or seats I5 formed on the 5 with or complete stoppage of the free circulation inner faces of the outer casing to prevent rotaof the liquid retards or completely stops the tion with the shaft during their reciprocation. pumping or circulating action of the shaft and From one side of the casing extend the outlet conthus retards or completely arrests the movement duits IB and Il, both of which lead into the inlet of the latter. conduit I9 which is controlled by the valve 2i! 1 My invention further relates to a brake of this which, in turn, is operated by the arm 2l which character which is double acting so that its may lead to a foot pedal, hand lever, or any other braking effectiveness is available instantaneously suitable position for convenient operation in closand at all times, regardless of the position of the ing and opening the valve 25. Juxtaposed to the parts when the braking action is applied. pistons I2 and I3 are the annular sliding com- My invention further relates to a brake of this pression members 2Q and 25 which are normally character which is of a simple and compact conurged towards the center of the casing by the struction so that it may be applied to or removed springs 2B and 2l, the compression members 2d from any desired shaft or axle with minimum and sliding along the surface 2B. For coneiort. venience in description, the chamber between the gn My invention further relates to a brake of this annular piston I2 and the compression member 20 character in which means are provided for con- 24 is designated as 3U, and the chamber between stantly resetting the brake mechanism and the piston I3 and the compression member 25 is maintaining it in operative order at all times. designated as 3l. Similarly, the chambers In the accompanying drawings: formed between the compression members 24 and .y Fig. l represents a longitudinal sectional View 25 and the respective outer ends of the casing are 25 of a brake embodying my invention showing one designated as 33 and 34. extreme position of the parts. The operation is as follows:

Fig. 2 represents a view similar to l and Assuming the parts to be in the position shown showing the parts in the opposite cxtreme posiin Fig. 1 and assuming that thevalvc 25 is com :m tion pletely open, it will be seen that the rotation of m Fig. 3 represents a section on line 3-3 of Fig. l.. the shaft I is translated through the engagement Fig. 4 represents a section on line l-ll of Fig. l. of the pin Ill with the groove l I into a reciprocal Fig. 5 represents a. section on line 5 5 of Fig. l. movement of the. piston i2 and I3 and reverses Fig. 6 represents, in diagrammatic form, the the position of the parts from that shown in Fig. l 3,-, eccentric drive forming part of my invention. to that shown in Fig. 2. While the piston vI2 is Referring to the drawings in which like referapproaching the compression member 2d and the l' ence characters indicate like parts, and more parpiston I3 is being pulled away from the comprestlcularlyto Figs. l and 2, I designates the rotor s ion member' 25, the oil or other liquid iu vthe which may be any rotating shaft such as a drive chamber pushes the compression member 24 shaft of an automobile, or the axle supporting the to the right (see Fig.- 2) so that the liquid con- H) Wheels of a vehicle, or the like on which it is detained in the chamber Si] is forced out through sired to apply the hydraulic brake of my inventhe ports 35 into the outlet I6, back into the inlet tion. The shaft I extends through a casing I9 and past the valve 2B into the chambers 36 which is preferably formed of the sections 2, 3, d, 5 through the ports 3l into the chamber 31x around 5 and B for facilitating assembly, said sections bethe shaft I. As will be best seen from Figs. 4 and 45 ing suitably secured together at their junctions 5 the chambers 36 are practically concentric with by any desired fastening device, not shown. The and surround the sliding head IIcc. Some of the portions 2 and E of the casing afford the bearing liquid in the System will pass through the ports surfaces 8 for the shaft I, which is also provided 38 to fill the chamber 33 for a purpose hereinafter 5,0 with the packing 9. The shaft I carries the pin Set fOIbh. When the piston I2 has reached the 50 Ill, the opposite ends of which engage the eccen- DOSiiOn Shown in Figure 2 the Opposite piston I3 tric groove II formed in a sliding head Ha: which has receded away from the compression head 25 is annular in shape and which is provided, on the to the position shown in Fig. 2 so that some of the opposite ends thereof, with the annulaipistons I2 liquid in the chamber 3l now passes through the and I3. The pistons I2 and I3 may be secured to ports 40 into the chamber 3| ready for the action 55 of the piston I3 on its reverse stroke. When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1, the chamber 3D is supplied with liquid through the ports 4I. It is of course understood that the left hand portion of the device, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, is identical in structure and operation with the right hand end thereof.

As long as the system is open, that is, as long as the valve 20 is open and the liquid is free to circulate or be pumped from the casing through the outlets I5 and I1 alternately and back into the casing through the inlet I9, the shaft I continues to rotate and is only retarded by the practically negligible resistance of the springs 2E and 21 together with the infinitesimal amount of friction that would be involved in the movement of the oil-immersed parts. If it is desired to stop the rotation of the shaft I, the valve 20 is closed thus preventing the flow of the liquid from the outlet I6 and/or I'I into the inlet I9 and, if the parts are assumed to be in the position shown in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the liquid in` the chamber 33, being incompressible, prevents any movement of the compression member 24, and the chamber 30 being completely filled with liqn uid, (as is the entire system) it effectively prevents any movement of the piston I2, and since the same is carried by the sliding head which has the groove I I in which the pin I0 carried by the shaft I is engaged, it follows that the pin I0 and the shaft I are held stationary. Conversely, if the valve 2l! is closed when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, the liquid confined in the chamber 34 would prevent movement of the compression member 25 and thus stop the turning of the shaft I in the manner heretofore described.

By means of my double acting mechanism it will be seen that instantaneous action is achieved which is very important in connection with high speed machinery in which a fraction of a second can make a very great difference.

If the valve 20 is only partly closed, it will serve to retard the operation of the parts instead of completely stopping the same and will produce a slowing action instead of a complete stoppage.

Having thus described my inventoin, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hydraulic brake comprising, a casing, a shaft extending therethrough and rotatable independently of said casing, a head sliding within said casing and having an eccentric groove therein, a pin on said shaft engaging said groove whereby said sliding head is reciprocated by the rotation of said shaft, oppositely disposed pistons carried by said sliding head, slidable compression members near the opposite ends of said casing in juxtaposition to said pistons, means for normally urging said compression members towards said pistons, outlets leading from chambers to one side of said pistons to a common inlet conduit communicating with chambers to the other side of said pistons, a valve for said inlet conduit and means Afor actuating said valve.

2. A lhydraulic brake comprising, a casing, a shaft extending therethrough and rotatable independently of said casing, a head sliding within said casing and having an eccentric groove therein, a pin on said shaft engaging said groove whereby said sliding head is reciprocated by the rotation of said shaft, oppositely disposed pistons carried by said sliding head and forming a variable central chamber therebetween, slidable compression members near the ends of said casing in juxtaposition to said pistons whereby variable intermediate chambers are formed between said compression members and said pistons, and whereby variable end chambers are formed between said compression members and the ends of said casing, means for normally urging said compression members towards said pistons, outlet conduits communicating alternately with said intermediate and end chambers and leading to a common inlet communicating with said central chamber, the communication of said outlet conduits with said intermediate and end chambers being controlled by the movement and position of said slidable compression members, a valve for said inlet conduit and means for actuating said valve, there being ports leading from said central chamber to the respective adjacent intermediate chambers said ports being alternately opened and closed by the reciprocationof said sliding head and said piston.

3. A hydraulic brake comprising a sectional casing, bearings carried by the end sections thereof, a shaft journaled in said bearings, pins carried by said shaft, a head sliding within said casing and having an eccentric groove therein adapted to be engaged by said pins, there being a central chamber formed on the inside of said sliding head adjacent said pins, pistons carried by said sliding head, compression members carried by the end sections of said casing in juxtaposition to said pistons, there being intermediate chambers formed between said pistons and said compression members communicating with said central chamber, means for normally urging said compression members towards said pistons, a fluid inlet leading to said central chamber, a pair of outlets leading from said intermediate chambers to said inlet, and means for closing or opening said outlets.

ELBERT A. CORBIN, JR. 

